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SECA | Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association eNewsletter no. 344 Dear Reader 06 November 2012 Our SECA member Adveq reveals in a study a strong positive SECA impact on employment in European portfolio companies. Private equity funds have increased employee numbers at the European Venture Capital companies they own by 26% since 2000. The biggest increase Private Equity – Swiss News occurred in the small buyout segment. The research also found that even company investments made in 2009, the year of the Private Equity – Int. News global financial crisis, showed staff increase of 19% ! Corporate Finance Such studies and the background of private equity in portfolio Mergers & Acquisitions companies will be an important part of our next SECA workshop in Management Buyout ten days in Zug. Jobs Have a nice week! Maurice Pedergnana Agenda Editor Toolbox Print Newsletter Send Newsletter to a Friend Download as PDF SECA SECA Evening Event: Seed Money & VC - "Mobile Media" Mittwoch, 7. November 2012, Widder Hotel, Zürich Traditionelle Medien tauchen immer mehr in der Internetwelt auf. Parallel dazu wird das World Wide Web immer mobiler. An diesem SECA Anlass werden in einer Kurzanalyse die wichtigsten Trends im Bereich "Mobile Media" aufgegriffen und anschliessend ein breit aufgestelltes Panel über Erfahrungen und Erwartungen diskutieren. Sie erfahren, wie existierende Medienhäuser auf diese neue Herausforderung reagieren und wie neue Anbieter auf dem Markt entstehen. Weiter erhalten Sie einen Rückblick über die Geschichte der Schweizer "Mobile Media" Start-up Szene. Paneldiskussion mit Raphael Leiteritz, H.O. Geo EMEA, Google H-J Voigt, Chefredaktor 20minuten.ch, TA Media Amir Suissa, CEO DeinDeal, Ringier Matthias Sala, CEO, Gbanga Oliver Flückiger, CEO, Rayneer.tv Jürgen Wolff, CEO, PayCash Moderation Jan Reinhart, Investor und Unternehmer Flyer Teilnehmerliste SECA Private Equity Workshop 2. Block: Freitag, 16.11.2012 & Samstag, 17.11.2012 Wir zeigen auf, was Private Equity im Unterschied zu anderen Assetklassen ist, welche Märkte es gibt, wie Private Equity funktioniert, welches die wichtigsten Marktplayer und deren Geschäftsmodelle sind, wie Private Equity reguliert ist, welche Gründe für Private Equity sprechen, wie ein Investor investieren kann und was die Erfolgsfaktoren für In-vestments in Private Equity sind. Neben diesen Themen dürfen Erfolgsgeschichten aus der jüngsten Vergangenheit nicht fehlen. Zur Verknüpfung von Theorie und Praxis gestalten namhafte Referenten von führenden Unternehmen und Investoren der Private Equity-Industrie wie Capvis, Adveq, Partners Group, Emerald Technology Ventures, HBM Partners, Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, Verium, Paros Capital, pwc, LPX und weitere den Workshop mit. Broschüre weitere Informationen und Anmeldung 3rd Young SECA Get Together Thursday, November 15, 2012, Metropol, Zürich This event is a good occasion to meet other young professionals and enlarge your network within the M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital community. The event is free of charge for all Young SECA members and is also open for all other SECA members. So feel free to bring colleagues. A BIG THANK YOU to our great sponsor INTRALINKS who will sponsor an open bar! If you are not yet a Young Seca member be sure to apply here. more information and registration Investment Forum Halbjährlich (Mai und November) findet unter der Leitung von Maurice Pedergnana eine mehrteilige Serie zu aktuellen Fragestellungen im Bereich von Anlage- und Investitionsentscheiden statt. Die Veranstaltungen sind kostenlos. Jeweils montags, Beginn um 17.15 Uhr. Ende der Veranstaltung ca. 19.00 Uhr. Anschliessend an die Referate findet jeweils ein Apéro zum Networken und Austauschen statt. November 2012 12. November 2012 - Commodity Investments 19. November 2012 - Krisensicheres Anlegen 26. November 2012 - Ausblick 2013 Venture Capital Erfolgreicher CEO Day 2012 More than 450 participants attended the CEO Day in Bern recently. Get more information at the following sources: www.ceoday.ch and startupticker.ch. read more: Link, Link Biocartis plans capital increase On 30/10/12 it was announced that Biocartis SA, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based molecular diagnostics equipment manufacturer and developer, is planning a capital increase. Source: Zephyr b-to-v Newsletter Oktober 2012 Viel Spass beim Lesen wünscht Ihnen das b-to-v Team! Spinelab unterzeichnet exklusiven Distributionsvertrag mit Biomet für Spanien und Portugal CellEra zum globalen Top 100 Unternehmen im Bereich Cleantech gewählt BlackLane Limousinen Service jetzt in 7 deutschen Städten verfügbar ... b-to-v Newsletter Last.fm-Gründer steigt bei App-Pionier 42matters an Bord Michael Breidenbrücker, österreichischer Paradeunternehmer und Urgestein der Europäischen Start-Up Szene, verstärkt ab sofort Mobile-Entwickler 42matters AG. Das Unternehmen, mit Sitz in Zürich, ist Pionier im Bereich „App Discovery“ und das jüngste Investment im Portfolio von GCP gamma capital partners (GCP). Breidenbrücker wird neben seiner Unterstützung in den Bereichen Strategie, Produkt und Netzwerk auch einen Sitz im Verwaltungsrat des Unternehmens einnehmen. Medienmitteilung Novo Ventures and Novartis Venture Funds co lead Thesan Pharmaceuticals' first round funding On 30/10/12 Thesan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Clemente, California-based skin disorders biopharmaceuticals developer, announced that it has raised USD 16 million in a first (Series A) round of funding which was co-led by Novo A/S (aka Novo Ventures) and Novartis Venture Funds. Source: Zephyr Shanghai Yangmei Biotechnology secures second round (Series B) of funding from Clearview Capital, Fidelity, JAFCO and Capvent On 31/10/12 it was announced that Shanghai Yangmei Biotechnology Co., Ltd, a Shanghai, China-based nutritional beauty products manufacturer, traded as Lumi, has secured its second roud (Series B) of funding of USD 20 million from Clearview Capital LLC, Fidelity Growth Partners Asia, Doll Capital Management Inc., JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific) Ltd and Capvent Asia (Thomas Clausen). Source: Zephyr Western Europe M&A value rises The value of merger and acquisition deals targeting companies in Western Europe rose for the second consecutive month to EUR 54,279 million in October (September: EUR 30,105 million), boosted by a blockbuster deal in the form of Xstrata (Zug, Switzerland) worth EUR 25,718 million. Volume dropped slightly month-on-month, slipping 12 per cent from 1,485 to 1,313 transactions, and the figure was also down on October 2011 when 1,630 deals were signed off. The Xstrata deal was an uncharacteristically large transaction as, aside from this, only five deals topped the EUR 1,000-mark, two of which were institutional buyouts. Zephyr Monthly M&A Report 360 Capital Partners announces first closing of new fund at Euro 60 million As some of you already know, 360° Capital Partners successfully carried out the first closing of its new fund at Euro 60 million and with a target size of Euro 100 million. Total capital under management, comprising all previous and current funds has therefore exceeded the amount of Euro 300 million. The fund has the objective of financing fast growing and highly innovative start-ups both in seed and growth stage. Cesare Maifredi: «I'm very pleased to join this group of highly skilled investors with such an outstanding track record in Venture Capital as I believe that, despite the current challenging economic environment, there will be fantastic opportunities to be captured in the years to come». Private Equity – Swiss News Partners Group co-founders intend to significantly increase investments alongside clients and expand the free float of the company Partners Group is in discussions with its founding partners and largest shareholders, Dr. Marcel Erni, Alfred Gantner and Urs Wietlisbach, regarding a proposal by which they will seek to collectively invest CHF 300 million in programs with direct investment content alongside the firm's clients. The founding partners' investments would be funded through a potential placement of a minority portion of their total shareholdings in the company, amounting to approximately 1.6 million shares (approximately 6% of the share capital), with the resulting expected proceeds of around CHF 300 million earmarked for such investments. Please use the following link to register for the conference call and to receive the dial-in details and presentation: Link Download press release Partners Group expects strong client demand of EUR 4-6 billion in 2013 Partners Group reconfirms expected client demand of EUR 4-5 billion for the full year 2012. Partners Group expects overall commitments across all private markets segments to total EUR 4-6 billion for the full year 2013. Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 27 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and private debt. The firm manages a broad range of customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors. Download press release Euro Choice II, beraten durch Akina AG, veräussert SENIOcare AG Euro Choice II, das von Akina AG beratene Private Equity Anlageprogramm mit Schwerpunkt auf dem europäischen Markt, hat seine Mehrheitsbeteiligung an SENIOcare AG, der führenden privaten Heimgruppe in der Schweiz, an Fonds der Private Equity Investment Gruppe Waterland verkauft. Die SENIOcare AG wurde 1983 in Wattwil/SG gegründet und betreibt 26 Pflegeheime in der Schweiz. Die Gruppe betreut mehr als 1'000 Bewohner/Bewohnerinnen beschäftigt über
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